A pocket decline is the act of letting a friend request, on a social networking website, expire in your inbox. This is usually done in order to prevent someone you don't like from being your friend on said social networking website without offending them.

The phrase "pocket decline" is derived from the phrase pocket veto, where a lawmaker (with veto power) to allow a bill to expire by not signing it, but also not rejecting it, in order to save face.
Person A: Hey dude. Brittany sent me a friend request on Facebook, so...
Person B: You mean, stalker Brittany?
Person A: Yeah... I think I'm going to let this one pocket decline... She might try to kill me in my sleep otherwise.
Person B:...Yeah.
by MaLiang91321 September 26, 2009
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Climate "scientists" deliberately hid the sharp post-1960 decline in temperature proxy data and laughed about "Mike's Nature trick" among themselves.

It's one of many smoking guns extracted from the CRU hack. (Note that it may actually have been a leak and not a hack.)
The phrase itself is now something of a joke, as in "Can't hide the decline, Obama's poll numbers drop again."
by wxchaos December 13, 2009
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Climat Scientists knowingly hiding data that earth temperatures have been declining over the past few years, despite CO2 levels increasing.
If you don't like the data, fudge the numbers and hide the decline
by bdw60 November 26, 2009
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A disorder suffered by people who repeatedly have their Urban Dictionary submissions declined for reasons unknown. Symptoms include anger, feelings of inadequacy, hypertension, depression, and poor self-image.
Bob's chronic depression was finally lifted after his years of submissions finally came to frution with an acceptance email from Urban Dictionary. His Definition Declination Disorder had finally been overcome.
by CANNON-D October 27, 2010
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1. A rare and sometimes pricey documentary based on punk bands from the West Coast scene of the early 1980s.

2. A film with rare footage of bands such as the Germs, X, Fear, Catholic Discipline, Black Flag, The Alice Bag Band, and Circle Jerks.

3. Penelope Spheeris's footage of the early West Coast punk scene which ranges from obscure bands to better known bands of the scene of the time. Her work on the film shows the raw, gritty, and visceral era of punk rock. Interviews are conducted with fans who experienced the movement when it was something to be proud of. A film void of the big three of punk (Ramones, Clash, and Sex Pistols).

4. A must have for any person that has an interest in the old school punk scene.
Hey Frank, did you see the Decline of Western Civilization? I paid fifty bucks for my bootleg copy, but the footage was well worth it. It provided me with alot of great footage, interviews, and interesting facts of what the scene used to be like.
by Rick James D. September 13, 2005
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(n). The frustrating process of having a seemingly fast download sporadically begin to slow its download speed gradually until reaching zero k/b per second. What was once a promising download is now a dead 1/2 song or file that will not move.
Dude I've been trying to download that new Lil Wayne mixtape all day but there's so many people downloading it that it's hard to get a good link. All 10 tries have resulted in declining download deaths. Sucks.
by quignugget April 27, 2010
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